SHANGHAI,
China, and SAN JOSE, Calif. — December 14, 2012 — Today SEMI
announced the successful return of the SOLARCON China 2013 exhibition and
conference, taking place in Shanghai, China on March 19-21, 2013.

Over 60,000
attendees are expected to converge on the Shanghai New International Expo
Centre to attend concurrent exhibitions, including SOLARCON China and SEMICON
China, on March 19-22.

Allen Lu,
president of SEMI China, said, “The recently announced 12th
Five-Year Plan for solar development has set a target of 21GW installed solar
capacity by 2015. To ensure the success
of this plan, China must deliver on the promise of technological leadership. SOLARCON China provides an excellent platform
for industry leaders to meet and address the critical challenges facing both
China’s supply and demand markets. SOLARCON China 2013 has been recognized as
the only high-profile technology platform to showcase the latest technology and
products and is the best place to find solutions to reduce costs and enhance
productivity.”

An
additional focus at SOLARCON China 2013 will be on the downstream PV
application market. With the rapid development of China’s domestic PV market, particularly
with distributed PV power systems, SOLARCON China 2013 has successfully attracted
the participation of local utility/EPC companies, who play an important role in
this segment.

As a trade
association advocating for solar in China, SEMI China continues the momentum
from SOLARCON China to create an experience for participants all year long. With a strong global and domestic network, SEMI
China provides year-round activities and events, from standards and roadmaps, to
a series of business development events that help industrial players increase
their exposure and gain better business opportunities. In this way, SEMI China
drives the deep interaction along the PV supply chain.

SEMI and the
China Photovoltaic Industry Alliance (CPIA) also welcome back the China PV
Technology International Conference (CPTIC) to be held concurrently with the
SOLARCON China 2013 exhibition. CPTIC is
China’s most comprehensive technical conference for the solar industry, and will
feature critical forums on the global PV technology roadmap, international
trade, large-scale project implementation and more. By November 31, over 120 high-quality papers
were received from leading institutions, universities and companies — a new
“Call for Papers” record for CPTIC.

SOLARCON
2013 is approved by China’s Ministry of Commerce, certified by U.S. Commercial
Service, and guided by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology,
Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information, and Shanghai Pudong
New Area People’s Government.

For more
information on exhibiting or attending SOLARCON China 2013, please visit www.solarconchina.org. SOLARCON China is co-located with
SEMICON China and FPD China.

About SEMI China

SEMI China
provides 365 days of access to China’s PV industry through year-round events,
connections to local governments and key customers, and technology focused
activities through the International Technology Roadmap for PV working group
and the development of manufacturing standards through the SEMI Standards
working group. For more information on SEMI China, visit www.semichina.org. For information on SOLARCON China, visit www.solarconchina.org/en. For information on
SEMICON China, visit www.semiconchina.org. For information on
FPD China, visit www.fpdchina.org/fpd-en.html.